Where does “calpoltin” come from?
calpoltin (English) comes from Classical Nahuatl calpoltin, from Classical Nahuatl calpolli, from Classical Nahuatl calli, from Proto-Nahuan *kal-.
calpoltin (English): plural of calpolli
Ancestry of “calpoltin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | calpoltin | — |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | calpolli | — |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | calli | an enclosed habitational space, a house or room;... |
| 4 | Proto-Nahuan | *kal- | — |